Grundy's Wonders
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| Grundy's Wonders | |
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| Format | Architectural, historical |
| Developed by | Working Wonder Productions (series 6) |
| Starring | John Grundy |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 30? |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Robins |
| Location(s) | North East England, Cumberland, North Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Running time | 25 mins approx. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Tyne Tees Television, ITV |
| Original run | 2000 – 2005 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Grundy Goes... |
| Followed by | Grundy's Northern Pride |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Grundy's Wonders is an Tyne Tees Television architecture programme presented by John Grundy, which began in 2000.
On the programme, Grundy explores buildings in north-east England, as well as Cumbria and Yorkshire. Each programme has a particular theme or type of building, and Grundy names his favourite piece of architecture (on the week's theme) his "Grundy's Wonder", and gives a "Big Boot" to things he dislikes.
Grundy presents the programme in an enthusiastic way, while covering many aspects of the northern English region's history; this is also one of few architecture series on television.
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[edit] Episodes and places visited
[edit] Series 5
- Episode 1: "Rock" (26 October 2004) [1]
Featured the North Bar gateway, Beverley; Burton Agnes Hall; River Glen bridge at Ewart (near Wooler), Northumberland; Swarland Brickworks library (betw. Rothbury and Alnwick), Beamish tram shelter.
"Great Boot of History": BHS store, Northumberland Street, Newcastle.
"Grundy's Wonder": Houses near Crossgate Peth, Durham, with view to Durham Cathedral.
- Episode 3: "Graffiti" (9 November 2004) [2]
Featured St Paul's Church, Jarrow; Falstow (near Kielder), Northumberland; Hexham Abbey; Berwick Town Hall prison.
"Great Boot of History": Jesmond Metro station.
"Grundy's Wonder": Prison cells, Carlisle Castle; Carlisle Cathedral.
[edit] Series 6
- Programme 1: "Bricks" (15 September 2005) (Factsheet)
Featured Bamburgh Castle; Bamburgh House; Steel Rigg (Hadrian's Wall); Beverley Minster.
"Big Boot": Rock cut architecture.
- Programme 2: "Weather" (6 October 2005) (Factsheet)
Featured Swaledale, North Yorkshire; Ryedale Folk Museum, Hutton-le-Hole; Nunnykirk Hall, Muker; Joicey Road Open-Air School; Cassop, Co. Durham.
"Big Boot": Badly-designed classrooms.
"Wonder": Devonshire Building, Northumbria University.
- Programme 3: "Lead" (13 October 2005) (Factsheet)
Featured Killhope (former Park Level Mine), Co. Durham; Holmes Linn, Sinderhope, Northumberland; Stublick Chimney, Langley, Northumberland; Allenheads (former colliery); Ireshopeburn (Weardale Museum).
"Big Boot": Slag heaps.
"Wonder": Spar-boxes [3], Weardale.
- Programme 4: "Listed" (20 October 2005) (Factsheet)
About listed buildings.
Featured Ripon Cathedral, Ripon, North Yorks.; Surviving Medieval buildings, Quayside, Newcastle; Newcastle Castle Keep; St Bartholomew's Church, Whittingham, Northumberland.
"Big Boot": Trinity Centre Multi-Storey Car Park, Gateshead.
- Programme 5: "Iron Town" (27 October 2005) (Factsheet)
Grundy pointed out reminders of the rural past in theindustrialised Teesside.
Marton, Ormesby Hall, Kirkleatham, Acklam Hall, Eston.
"Big Boot": A66 road.
"Wonder": Middlesbrough.
- Programme 6: "Monuments" (8 November 2005) (Factsheet)
Jesmond Old Cemetery; St Mary's Church, South Dalton, East Riding of Yorkshire; Sykes Sledmere Monument, Garton on the Wolds (near Sledmere), East Riding; Sledmere Eleanor Cross and Waggoner's Memorial, Sledmere; Grey's Monument, Newcastle; Angel of the North, Gateshead; The Spirit of South Tyneside, South Shields.
"Wonder": Conversation Piece by Juan Munoz, South Tyneside.
[edit] See also
- Architecture
- John Grundy
- Grundy's Northern Pride
- Grundy Goes...
